Barra de Carrasco Geographic coordinates

Barra de Carrasco is in Canelones, Uruguay, at latitude -34.87722 and longitude -56.02972. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Uruguay Canelones, Uruguay Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-34.87722, -56.02972

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.8772° S 56.0297° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°52'38'' S 56°1'47'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21H 588673 6140143

Plus Code Open Location Code

48Q54XFC+44

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6cb1t4b3k

Latitude and longitude of Barra de Carrasco

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -34.87722 -56.02972
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.8772° S 56.0297° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°52'38'' S 56°1'47'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°52.633' S 56°1.783' W

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34.8772° S 56.0297° W
Barra de Carrasco Parallel and meridian of Barra de Carrasco Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Barra de Carrasco

Distance to the equator 3,878 km (2,410 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,040 km (3,132 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,885 km (8,628 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,129 km (3,808 mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Barra de Carrasco

Barra de Carrasco lies on the same parallel as cities like Buenos Aires (Argentina) and near the same meridian as cities like Paramaribo (Suriname).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Barra de Carrasco have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Barra de Carrasco: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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